Yelton: 'There's nothing I would take back' about Daily Show comments

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Oct. 24, 2013

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Local gadfly and Republican activist Don Yelton says some of his remarks used on a Daily Show bit Wednesday obviously were "cut and pasted" together or edited, but overall he doesn't regret anything he said, even his more outrageous comments about race or voter suppression.

The Buncombe County GOP has taken a less understanding approach, though, asking Yelton to resign his position as a precinct chairman. Yelton said this afternoon on Pete Kaliner's radio program on News Radio 570 WWNC that he would resign. ...